Charles I of England

Catherine the Great Catherine the Great, Yekaterina Alekseyevna in Russian, was bound to the heir to the Russian throne at the young age of 14. Sophie Friederike Auguste Princess of Anhalt-Zerbst was a German- born princess. At the beginning of her reign, she overthrew her husband Peter after he began cheating on her. Now without Peter she accomplished several things for Russia and was a principal leader of the Russian Royal Family. Being born German and ruled Russian Catherine the Great is a…

Elizabethan Era Music Facts Music was an important form of entertainment in the Elizabethan Era. 2. Music and Elizabethan instruments could be performed by musicians, or simple songs and ballads could be sung in the villages and fields to take time from the tasks undertaken by the lower classes. 3. Elizabethans usually attended church on Sunday’s which led to the popularity of many songs. 4. Music had been used to help write poems during the Medieval Era. 5. The importance of music to the…

Queen of England in 1559 was Elizabeth Tudor, daughter of Prince Henry the eighth and Anne Boleynn. Elizabeth had no children therefor did she ever felt the need to marry. Queen Elizabeth had and interesting childhood as a princess she had a stormy relationship with her sister Marry Tudor then Elizabeth became queen when marry passed away, and she had an unlovable relationship with one of her female cousins named Marry (queen of Scotts). Queen Elizabeth was born in September 7 1533. She was…

Queen dowager, Elizabeth taking solace in a church marked the end of Elizabeth’s reign of England. She was forced to acknowledge Richard as the King of England in order to leave the sanctuary and permit Richard to provide for her and her daughters. This was the same king who was rumored to have murdered or ordered the execution of her four sons. However, Elizabeth’s last ditch effort to establish her power in England came from the potential betrothals to her eldest daughter, Elizabeth of York.…

There is a new Queen, who was born among royalty during the year of 1558 in Hatfield, England. She is one of the three surviving children of King Henry VIII and the most unlikely to be next in line for the throne. She would rule during a time period where her Protestant faith would be tested in the highest regard due to her mother and her brother previous rule before her. She never knew her mother, Anne Boylan, for she was beheaded before the people for being “unfaithful” to the king. The main…

St. Thomas More was born on February 7th, 1478 in the city of London, United Kingdom. Thomas wrote a book called Utopia . It was about his political beliefs and his Catholic faith. He loved God and would never turn away from Him. St. Thomas More is remembered for his courageous act against the powerful, wealthy, strict, King Henry the VIII. King Henry was married to Queen Catherine, but not for long. St. Thomas More was born to Agnes and John More. He had five siblings, three sisters and two…

Role of Women The respect and importance of women is a topic still under discussion, for women feel they have not gained the appreciation they deserve. But the amount females are receiving in present day time is far more than any women would experience back in the Elizabethan Era. While we worry about being presented with the same wages of money, back then, leaving the house without supervision was rare. All based on their gender, they were seen only as mothers, house workers, and weak…

United Kingdom. During her time as queen, she had to make a lot of tough decisions. Queen Victoria had to make decisions on what to do when wars came about. She didn't know if she entered her country in these wars if they would benefit from it or if it would cause them greater problems. “When Victoria was crowned queen the British people had lost respect for the throne” (Sack). But in the end Queen Victoria proved herself hard-working and had the people's best interest at heart and gained their…

vastly different from what it was five hundred years ago. Macbeth by William Shakespeare was written during the Elizabethan era, which had playhouses which are very different from twenty first century theatres. The first Elizabethan playhouse in England was built in 1576, just outside of London’s city boundaries. Simply named The Theatre, this building lead way for The Curtain, The Swan, The Rose, and The Globe (Rea). These theatres were built in a style known as an Amphitheater. They are…

Elizabeth the I, Queen of England, faced extreme challenges upon her role on the throne. She faced day to day discrimination in the late 1500’s against her gender, and was pushed heavily into forging a marriage to not only bare an heir to the throne, but to force a marriage alliance into place. However, She rejected this lifestyle that she was nearly forced into following, and instead paved a path that nobody had expected and became known as the Virgin Queen. Elizabeth was known for…